by Juan Drewjn, Vegan GMO Latinoamerica. Diabetes is a disease in which blood sugar (i.e. glucose) is too high. Type 1 diabetes prevents your body from making insulin. With type 2 diabetes -the most common type- your body doesn’t make or use insulin well. Insulin is a protein that is needed to lower glucose levels […]
Science and justice go hand in hand. By Jayson Merkley Director, Vegan GMO If you see veganism as a movement for justice then you better be at the March for Science this weekend. That’s what veganism is for us. Not a weight-loss diet, not a fad, not a marketing gimmick. Veganism is how we express […]
Not only is lab meat safer than alternatives, it has the potential to save billions of lives. by Jayson Merkley Director, Vegan GMO The Non-GMO Project is happy to sacrifice billions of chickens in pursuit of regressive ideological purity. That was the clear message sent in a March 17th tweet: “This new genetic engineering technology […]
Compassionate lifestyles are backed by scientific facts. by Juan Drewjn, Vegan GMO Latinoamerica There are a lot of vegans who are wary of science. This unease is likely based on misunderstandings about what constitutes “science” and how knowledge has been gained through use of the scientific method. Here are some scientific facts that are helpful for […]